Home / 73,746.20-110,591.03-26,352.38

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 73,746.20, 110,591.03 and 26,352.38

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 73,746.20, 110,591.03 and 26,352.38 is: 39,518.47

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    73,746.20 : 110,591.03 = 26,352.38 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    73,746.20/110,591.03 = 26,352.38/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    73,746.20x = 110,591.03 × 26,352.38
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    73,746.20x = 2,914,337,189.51
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,914,337,189.51/73,746.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 39,518.47

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.